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" la .1 i At the regular meeting of Union Beard of Education, held January 8 In the high school building, the pay schedule of teachers was increased by $200 per year and lengthened by one year. The new schedule is tc start with the 19G4-65 school year. The prewiit schedule specifies that, beginning teachers start at $1200 per year and r-iv n annual Increase cf $100 per year foi eight years. The top salary under the present, schedule is $300 per year. Under the new schedule beginning teecher will start at ' $4400 per year end receive en increase of $100 per year for period of nine years. Highest salary under the new schedule will be $5300 annually. It was pointed cut that the above schedule does not apply to personnel classified as "special teachers" whose contracts are considered individually as are those of administrative personnel. These persons are usually above the regular pay schedule. Melvin Goers, chairman of a committee to investigate possibilities of adding football to the high school program, announced that a meeting would be held with representatives nf OtvpnclUlfl Wachinnlnn flil Colli. van schools. The meeting, scheduled to be held last night, January 15, was for the purpose of determining how many schools in the Four Rivers Conference are contemplating the addition of football to their programs and how soon they are contemplating the action. A discussion of increased pay for custodians was discussed but no action was taken at this time. Permission was granted to the local organization of American Association of University Women to hold their meeting in the school cafeteria on the evening of February 12. A meeting is planned with state officials to discuss possibilities of establishing a technical school in Union. Included in the discussion will be Mayor Lewi Schmelx to determine whether the Auditorium would be. available for such purpose. ,,. v i James Cole, president of the Board of Education, presided at the meeting with George Brown, Mike Kim-brough, Sidney , Richman, Meivin Goers and Clarance Wuellner present.UHS Teacher Hospitalized Hamilton Brightwell, instructor of World History and Contemporary Issues at Unicn High School is e patient in a St. Louis hospital, Mr. Brightwell, who is also in charge of the UHS pep squad, underwent surgery at Deaconess Hospital Friday. According to a member of the family, he is making a satisfactory recovery. It is not known Just when he will be able to resume his teaching duties. GARLAND WALKER FINED IN CITY POLICE COURT Garland Walker appeared belore Police Judge Warren Weideman Saturday morning and was fined ana costs lor a loiai oi jo on careless and imprudent driving charge. Walker previously pleaded not guilty to the charge in police court when he was fined $13 and costs on another C and I driving charge. t i e n a - a -w p-m - t . f t ri ' ''trj 1 1 v . V ' A - Standard procedure for Union residents Monday momma was fbsvdinj a p'h thresh the six Inchei of snow which fall Saturday and Sunday. Dr. F. 5. Mi Way ! shown t he f . f t. " v C of C Will Hold Election At Dinner Alooting Tuesday Union Chamber of Commerce will hold their regular quarterly torium next Tuesday evening, Jan. 21. Dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. Business of the organization will be conducted following the meal. Annual election of officers of the Chamber of Commerce will be held during the business session. Speaker of the evening will be Fred Schulenberg, St. Louis, public relations representative for the Portland Cement Association in Missouri and a former Kansas City newspaperman. The speaker will combine re Shrine Club Installation Saturday Installation of new officers for the Four Rivers Shrine Club will be held Saturday evening at the Memorial Auditorium in Union. Invitations have been sent to all Shriners and their ladies and invited guests. Officers to be installed are G. C. Horn, Allenton, president; A. G. Glawson, Union, firstvice-president; John Scott, Sullivan, second vice-president; Elmer Schmitt, Union, third vice-president; Al Weh-meier, Washington, secretary, and Robert E. Hansen, Union, treasurer. , Ernest V. Smith, organizer of the club in February 1963, is the outgoing president. ; : , Preceding the installation, ceremonies by Illustrious Potentate Arch R. McEwen and Chief Raban Robert ! W. Conradi of Moolah Temple, will be a reception for the Divan at 7 p.m., followed by a dinner at eight o'clock. Dancing to the music of Charlie Novak's Orchestra will conclude the evening's events. Four Rivers Shrine Club has a membership of 130 persons from Franklin and surrounding counties, $2,140,501.64 IN DECEMBER Tax Collections f Increase In County According to records from the county collector's office, December ax collections for 1963 totaled $2,-140,501.64, which is $193,498 more Jian the amount collected for December 1962. Of the December collections. 51,081,315.41 was received for current real estate and personal property taxes, $66,259.88 for merchants md manufacturers taxes, $983,411.21 paid by utilities and $9,515.14 was sollected in back taxes. The 1962 December collections were $959,100.93 for current real 4, r, i .. A x ; ps U 1 ' i ...J u t..' marks about an outsider's look at Union with a short color slide pro- in concrete architecture and construction. The slides come from the Portland Cement Association's Missouri District library of more than 500 slides showing concrete it work in Missouri, and many of the slides show progress in this area. Mr. Schulenberg is a graduate of the University of Missouri School A Journalism and for 18 years was a bureau manager in Jackson County for the Kansas City Star. He assumed his present position with the PCA in 1957. , Rites Thursday For Mrs. Amelia Meyer Mrs. Amelia Meyer, 80, died Monday, Jan. 13, at the Cedarcrest Manor in Washington, where she had been a resident since Jan. 8 Prior to that she was a patient at St. Francis Hospital since Nov. 26 when she suffered a stroke at her home in Unicn. Wife of the late Geo. H. Meyer, she is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Lenora Otte of Union, Mrs. Eleanor Mooney, St. Louis, and Mrs. Mildred Cutler of Peoria, 111. Funeral services are to be held Thursday afternoon at two o'clock at the Zicn United Church of Christ with interment in the church cemetery. Arrangements are by Oltmann funeral Home. - John Conway Hurt In Fall Monday John Ccnway, well-known barber In Unicn, fell on the sidewalk in front of his home Monday and was taken to St. Francis Hospital by Oltmann ambulance. He suffered a broken hip in the fall, which occurred as he was preparing to return to his barber shop. J A barber for 69 years, Mr.Conway- recently celebrated his 89th birthday. He thas been operating a shop in Union since 1909. estate and personal property, $65,-355 53, merchants and manufac urers, $913,485.67 utilities and 3,461.46 in back taxes for a tota: )f $1,94,003.64 in the final month )f 1962. ' ' ' A total of 94 per cent of utilities ind all current taxes had been collected by the Jan. 1 deadline when a 3 penalty was added to the tax bills. Receipts far the period from March 1 through December, 1961 otaled $2,917,352.63, compared tc $2,713,049.88 for the same perioc :n 1962 ti tt tackled the ffck of removing the drifted snow from the aidpwalk in front cf hit hemt. (Tribune Photo) i n i i jui iiJ D f i j i i I . . - Rainbow Girls Worthy Advisor M.ss Jane L , 1 1 At 1, ( .Mr. and Mrs It-mnTon l wm installed V ' A ' .he Union Chapter Order of f; for Girls Sa'u"1 -v ev- ; i stallation ceremonies took p! the lodge room o tne u Auditorium. JANE BRIGHTWELL Installing officers were Ann Brightwell Huterson, installing officer; Rosemarie Oltmann, chaplain; Pauline Peters, recorder; Lynn Schellhardt, marshal; Carol Kohnng, musician, and Mark Murray, crown bearer. Members of the Union Order of DeMolay presented the nine o'clock interpolation and following the crowning of the newly chosen worthy tdvisor, Carole Jenny sang "How Great Thou Art". Other officers installed ... were Cherie Richman, Hope; Betty Wade, Faith; Sally Murray, Recorder; Betty Wilmesher, Treasurer; Becky Jctt, Chaplain; Judy Wilmesher, Drill Leader; Debbie Nelson, Love; Sarah Gehlert, Religion; Needra Jones, Nature; Anna Peters, Immortality; Marilyn Strohmcyer, Fidelity; Judy lohannaber, Patriotism; Beth Hoe-meyer, Service; Jerene Oltmann, Confidential Observer; Linda Smith, Outer Observer; Carole Jenny, Musi cian; Beverly Schuenemeyer, Choir DireJr; Judy Berger, Historian, and Darlene Forrester, Orator. Mrs. Ralph Oltmann was also in-tailed as a new board member...'-- The newly installed Worthy Ad visor, Miss Brightwell, gave an inspiring dedication of her term tc Love. Miss Rosemarie Oltmann was presented the past worthy advisor's ?in and merit bars and badges were warded to the members by Philip FVueh. Grand officers introduced included Candice Ahmann, Grand Love; .'at Krumsick, Grand Page to Grand Love, and Pauline Peters, Grand Representative to the Canal Zone. - Miss Jenny sang "More Love to rhee" during the retiring march. Murray Files For Assessor Walter A. Murray, Union, has filed as a candidate for the office of issessor on the Republican ticket He was defeated by the late Carl T. Webber for the nomination for he same office in the 1960 primary jlection. Mr. Webber died last fall. Roy A. Pearson of Washington is now serving as the county assessor .'ollowing his appointment by Governor Dalton to complete Mr. Webber's term. Physical Education Night At UHS A Physical Education and Intra-nural Night will be held at Union Iigh School next Thursday and Friday beginning at 6:30 each evening. Two boys from each physical eduction class in the two divisions will :ompetc in various physical fitness esta Thursday night, including the 00-yard run, 50-yard dash. Shuttle un, medicine ball throw and rope limb. The junior division is comprised f freshmen and sophomore boys and he senior division will find juniors nd seniors competing. Coaches Dan Callahan and Graham Williams are n charge. . Girls from Mrs. Maricnc Young's ihysical education classes will com-icie Friday night in badminton and ling peng games for the Intramural Jhampionship. , These events are open to the )hbiic and no admission is charged. Meetings Reset At Zion Church The annual congregational meeting of Ziuii United Church of Christ which was postponed because of in-cU'tnent weather has been rescheduled for Sunday, Jan. 19. Sessions will begin at 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 20, has been set by the Zion Women's Guild for their rescheduled meeting, with starting time al 7:30 p m. C i t i .. - Filed In Circuit Court Two damage suits, each acki:ig :J5.000 were filed in circuit court ..ist week. Wanda Gray of Sullivan alleges in her petition against Dr. Ross Giem, iullivan, and Dr. G. W. Ru'Iel, Bour-Kin, that she was sever!' burned while a surgical patient at St. Francis Hospital in January of 1362. . . She alleges that while undergoing in operation under the care of the defendants, negligence and carelessness caused back and body burns, ihe asks $35,000 and costs. The plaintiff filed a similar suit ast August against a nurse at the hospital," Gretchen Kessler, Seeking ,175,000. The plaintiffs stipulation ior dismissal of this suit was filed Monday. Mrs. Agnes Wilmesher of Union has filed a suit for damages in the amount of $35,000 and costs against Anita Gieselman of Route 1, Beau-.'urt. . . : s The plaintiff alleges that she suffered personal injuries in an automobile collision with the defendant in November of 1962 in Union. She also states in her petition that her automobile was damaged to the ex .ent of $550. In other circuit court filings three divorces are being sought. Nancy L. Hudson is asking for a decree in divcrce from Richard D. Hudson and restoration of her maiden name, Nancy L. Hughes. The petition states the couple was .named May 26, 1962 and separated Jan. 9, 1964. . . Edna L, Klepper states in her petion for divorce from Archie .(lepper that the couple was married Feb. 24, 1934 and separated Jan. 12, 1963. Three children were born to die marriage and the plaintiff Is .seeking custody of a minor child, ilimony and attorney fees. Vernie Bay seeks a divorce from 3cbbie R. Bay. The couple married June, 1961 and separated In October, 1963. There were no children born of the marriage, .. , Heme Contest r-Prize Winners The Kroger Company has announced the Disneyland Jingle con .est prize winners. First prize, a ave-day family trip to Disneyland Was won by a St. Louis woman. H Fifteen second prize winners were i'rom Franklin County, all winning jansistor radios. They were: Margie 3rueggemann, Union; Mrs. Marge. ?. Blattner, Pacific; Mrs. Mary E. dleckman, Jerome F. Kuenzel, Anna .i Monje, Washington; Luella O. Brown, New Haven; Mrs. E. W. Jheatham, Moselle; Mrs. Frank B. Gay, Mrs. A. W. Kindel, Mrs. Hilde-jarde Klocckener, Villa Ridge; Margie M. Mikeworth, Charles A. Newbanks, St. Clair; Myra M. Sher- win, Lonedell, Richard N. Thiemann, Catawissa, . and Mary M, Quennoz, mine. Deputy Magistrate Clerk Resigns Mrs. Marie Maune, who has been employed as typist and later deputy :lcrk in the magistrate court for the past five years, has resigned her position. She will terminate her duties on Jan. 31, assuming her new position with the H. F. Hansen Abstract office about Feb. 1. Prior to employment in the magis trate office, Mrs. Maune served eight years as clerk of the probate court under Probate Judge Edwin Hoe-mann.Mrs. Norma Schroeder, who has been serving as stenographer in the magistrate office, will become the lew deputy clerk and Miss Carol Khoring will be employed as a full-Jme typist. - . : Two Shops Plan Grand Openings Two new shops in Union have slanned grand openings for this eek end. Located in a building at 14 S. Washington Avenue, they arc die Meta Eall Gift & Card Shop and Urn's Beauty Shop. Mrs. Ball, daughter, of Mr. and Mrs. Otto F. Hannema'nn of Union, formerly operated a card and gift diop in south St. Louis. She plans to carry a line of unusual gifts, including figurines, milk glass and cut glass, gift wranuinL's. costume jewelry and one of the largest and most complete card shops in the county. The beauty shop, owned and npi'iaSed by Mrs, Ktnma Orob of Unn, will feature cutting or shaping to any style in the modern new E M ti Si SS & w. m m a 'M a t fa V Harold Hoeft, street commissioner, it operating the city's high-lift as members of the street department went about the task of hauling off the accumulated snow on Union's streets arly Monday morning. The snow was bladed to Five Jail Sentences Set Aside Five jail sentences were stayed in magistrate court during the past week. : ; Everett Martin of Pacific, charged with peace disturbance received a 60-day stayed jail sentence Saturday. Thomas Overschmidt and Donald Gene Hiatt, both of St. Clair, and charged with careless and imprudent driving, were fined $50 each ind were given a "30-day suspended Jail, sentences. .. ... ... Appearing in magistrate court Monday was Wilms Faye Brasel of McLeansboro, 111., charged with driving while intoxicated. She was fined $100 and a 30-day Jail sentence, which was stayed when a $200 deposit was paid for possible damage ,o the Four Seasons Motel on Highway 66 when she backed her auto into it. Chester Shockley of Cuba, charged with insufficient fund check was sentenced to 60 days in jail. He was released when restitution was made. Judi Beth Copeland Dies At Age Two Judi Beth, young daughter of r"aul and Mary Anne Krieger Cope-land, died at Children's Hospital in St. Louis a few hours after being admitted on Thursday, January 9. Born September 22, 1961 at St. Francis Hospital, Judi Beth had suffered from a heart condition most of her young life. ' Survivors, in addition to her parents, are a sister, Vickie, grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Copeland, and great-grandmother; Mrs. Mary Hoeft, all of Union. Funeral services for Judi Beth were conducted by Rev. Peter Dier at the First Baptist Church Saturday afternoon, Jan. 11. Interment was in Midlawn Memorial Gardens under the direction of . Oltmann Funeral Home. 7- ? A p' ture-i!)e formed by the 5 . .v a It covered the shrt-Lbery and Ut aro .i.fi t! e William Sullivan ham on l)!Un Avwt'P IttiMt. I I ; Union residents were kept busy over the week end digging their way out of a six-inch accumulation of snow. Snow began falling about noon Saturday and was accompanied by gusty winds which caused high drifting before the storm ended Sunday night. It was considered the worst snow storm in two years and brought with it a steady drop in tempera- Roy Pfautch Will Address? Republicans The Union Women's Republican Club and the Men's Republican Club will hold a covered dish dinner at the Methodist Church Tuesday evening, Jan. 21, at 6:30 p.m. Roy Pfautch of St. Louis will be the featured speaker. Mr. Pfautch is employed in the offices of Senator Tom Curtis, and formerly served as his campaign manager. Many Union residents are familiar with the dynamic qualities of Ma Pfautch as he has often preached here. t Mr. Pfautch is an ordained Presbyterian minister and previously served as assistant to the President of Princeton Theological Seminary. Former Resident Dies In Colorado Friends in Union have been advised of the death of a former resident, George H. Vogt, on Jan. 5. Before moving to Denver, Colo., about 15 years ago, the Vogts resided east of Union on Highway 50. Funeral services and burial were in Colorado on January 8. Survivors include his wife, Alwina Vogt, nee Stcffens; a daughter, Mrs. Hazel Floyd, Denver, Colo., and a son, Bruce O. Vogt, Fort Lupton, Colo., and one grandson, Lawrence D. Floyd. X A .1 J i ' t ' . - ".. It j I i 1 the center of the street to mAt peihs for two-way traffic and later picked up by the high lit and hauled off in the street department's dump trucks. ..,.;, , " (Tribune Photo) ture, reaching the i.tro mark bv Monday. A low of 12 degrees below" zero -was recorded at the Union Weather Station Tuesday mornm;;, however,- temperatures varied in the area from above zero to a ro-. ported 22 degrees below zero at. one point, in the vicinity of tiio Bourbeuse Kiver. High for the wcok was reported to have been in the 50's, according to George Dadur, weather observer. . Hazardous road conditions Monday Caused most schools in this area to close a rural roads were especially difficult to travel. Jlany meetings were cancelled and rescheduled for a l-'?r date. The Uniun puUiu M.nfi tttie closed, but cla'-i V. l,U at the lm-' maculate Com ;. n School. Despite the bad driving conditions, few accidents Were reported in Union or on nearby highway.. According to Sgt. Aiii . f the Highway Patrol, there u;.i; a few cases of minor collisions or cars running off the snow-packed roads into a ditch. One accident occurred in Union Monday afternoon about 4 o'clock. Minor damage was sustained by vehicles driven by Ray F. Dam-schroeder of Washington and Em l B. Mueller of Route 1, Union. Ths Damschroeder car was unable to stop on the icy street at the intersection of Hambro and Oak and collided v1l,i Uit ivtticiici car as it was pulling away from the curb, according to Hadley Lewis, City Marshal ' . - Tho crew of the Union street department stsrted working Sunday night-and again about three o'clock on Monday morning to blade the ' "now to the middle i! the street where it was scooped up later in the rjay by a high lift which loaded it on the city's dump trucks for disposal. By Monday afternoon the main thoroughfares in the town were cleared of the snow and ice and the crew began working on streets in the outlying areas. Salt was also scattered at many Intersections to make driving easier for the motorists who were forced to venture out. Traffic in the area was very light Saturday night and Sunday. I . M f - J-' -t I V 1

" la .1 i At the regular meeting of Union Beard of Education, held January 8 In the high school building, the pay schedule of teachers was increased by $200 per year and lengthened by one year. The new schedule is tc start with the 19G4-65 school year. The prewiit schedule specifies that, beginning teachers start at $1200 per year and r-iv n annual Increase cf $100 per year foi eight years. The top salary under the present, schedule is $300 per year. Under the new schedule beginning teecher will start at ' $4400 per year end receive en increase of $100 per year for period of nine years. Highest salary under the new schedule will be $5300 annually. It was pointed cut that the above schedule does not apply to personnel classified as "special teachers" whose contracts are considered individually as are those of administrative personnel. These persons are usually above the regular pay schedule. Melvin Goers, chairman of a committee to investigate possibilities of adding football to the high school program, announced that a meeting would be held with representatives nf OtvpnclUlfl Wachinnlnn flil Colli. van schools. The meeting, scheduled to be held last night, January 15, was for the purpose of determining how many schools in the Four Rivers Conference are contemplating the addition of football to their programs and how soon they are contemplating the action. A discussion of increased pay for custodians was discussed but no action was taken at this time. Permission was granted to the local organization of American Association of University Women to hold their meeting in the school cafeteria on the evening of February 12. A meeting is planned with state officials to discuss possibilities of establishing a technical school in Union. Included in the discussion will be Mayor Lewi Schmelx to determine whether the Auditorium would be. available for such purpose. ,,. v i James Cole, president of the Board of Education, presided at the meeting with George Brown, Mike Kim-brough, Sidney , Richman, Meivin Goers and Clarance Wuellner present.UHS Teacher Hospitalized Hamilton Brightwell, instructor of World History and Contemporary Issues at Unicn High School is e patient in a St. Louis hospital, Mr. Brightwell, who is also in charge of the UHS pep squad, underwent surgery at Deaconess Hospital Friday. According to a member of the family, he is making a satisfactory recovery. It is not known Just when he will be able to resume his teaching duties. GARLAND WALKER FINED IN CITY POLICE COURT Garland Walker appeared belore Police Judge Warren Weideman Saturday morning and was fined ana costs lor a loiai oi jo on careless and imprudent driving charge. Walker previously pleaded not guilty to the charge in police court when he was fined $13 and costs on another C and I driving charge. t i e n a - a -w p-m - t . f t ri ' ''trj 1 1 v . V ' A - Standard procedure for Union residents Monday momma was fbsvdinj a p'h thresh the six Inchei of snow which fall Saturday and Sunday. Dr. F. 5. Mi Way ! shown t he f . f t. " v C of C Will Hold Election At Dinner Alooting Tuesday Union Chamber of Commerce will hold their regular quarterly torium next Tuesday evening, Jan. 21. Dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. Business of the organization will be conducted following the meal. Annual election of officers of the Chamber of Commerce will be held during the business session. Speaker of the evening will be Fred Schulenberg, St. Louis, public relations representative for the Portland Cement Association in Missouri and a former Kansas City newspaperman. The speaker will combine re Shrine Club Installation Saturday Installation of new officers for the Four Rivers Shrine Club will be held Saturday evening at the Memorial Auditorium in Union. Invitations have been sent to all Shriners and their ladies and invited guests. Officers to be installed are G. C. Horn, Allenton, president; A. G. Glawson, Union, firstvice-president; John Scott, Sullivan, second vice-president; Elmer Schmitt, Union, third vice-president; Al Weh-meier, Washington, secretary, and Robert E. Hansen, Union, treasurer. , Ernest V. Smith, organizer of the club in February 1963, is the outgoing president. ; : , Preceding the installation, ceremonies by Illustrious Potentate Arch R. McEwen and Chief Raban Robert ! W. Conradi of Moolah Temple, will be a reception for the Divan at 7 p.m., followed by a dinner at eight o'clock. Dancing to the music of Charlie Novak's Orchestra will conclude the evening's events. Four Rivers Shrine Club has a membership of 130 persons from Franklin and surrounding counties, $2,140,501.64 IN DECEMBER Tax Collections f Increase In County According to records from the county collector's office, December ax collections for 1963 totaled $2,-140,501.64, which is $193,498 more Jian the amount collected for December 1962. Of the December collections. 51,081,315.41 was received for current real estate and personal property taxes, $66,259.88 for merchants md manufacturers taxes, $983,411.21 paid by utilities and $9,515.14 was sollected in back taxes. The 1962 December collections were $959,100.93 for current real 4, r, i .. A x ; ps U 1 ' i ...J u t..' marks about an outsider's look at Union with a short color slide pro- in concrete architecture and construction. The slides come from the Portland Cement Association's Missouri District library of more than 500 slides showing concrete it work in Missouri, and many of the slides show progress in this area. Mr. Schulenberg is a graduate of the University of Missouri School A Journalism and for 18 years was a bureau manager in Jackson County for the Kansas City Star. He assumed his present position with the PCA in 1957. , Rites Thursday For Mrs. Amelia Meyer Mrs. Amelia Meyer, 80, died Monday, Jan. 13, at the Cedarcrest Manor in Washington, where she had been a resident since Jan. 8 Prior to that she was a patient at St. Francis Hospital since Nov. 26 when she suffered a stroke at her home in Unicn. Wife of the late Geo. H. Meyer, she is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Lenora Otte of Union, Mrs. Eleanor Mooney, St. Louis, and Mrs. Mildred Cutler of Peoria, 111. Funeral services are to be held Thursday afternoon at two o'clock at the Zicn United Church of Christ with interment in the church cemetery. Arrangements are by Oltmann funeral Home. - John Conway Hurt In Fall Monday John Ccnway, well-known barber In Unicn, fell on the sidewalk in front of his home Monday and was taken to St. Francis Hospital by Oltmann ambulance. He suffered a broken hip in the fall, which occurred as he was preparing to return to his barber shop. J A barber for 69 years, Mr.Conway- recently celebrated his 89th birthday. He thas been operating a shop in Union since 1909. estate and personal property, $65,-355 53, merchants and manufac urers, $913,485.67 utilities and 3,461.46 in back taxes for a tota: )f $1,94,003.64 in the final month )f 1962. ' ' ' A total of 94 per cent of utilities ind all current taxes had been collected by the Jan. 1 deadline when a 3 penalty was added to the tax bills. Receipts far the period from March 1 through December, 1961 otaled $2,917,352.63, compared tc $2,713,049.88 for the same perioc :n 1962 ti tt tackled the ffck of removing the drifted snow from the aidpwalk in front cf hit hemt. (Tribune Photo) i n i i jui iiJ D f i j i i I . . - Rainbow Girls Worthy Advisor M.ss Jane L , 1 1 At 1, ( .Mr. and Mrs It-mnTon l wm installed V ' A ' .he Union Chapter Order of f; for Girls Sa'u"1 -v ev- ; i stallation ceremonies took p! the lodge room o tne u Auditorium. JANE BRIGHTWELL Installing officers were Ann Brightwell Huterson, installing officer; Rosemarie Oltmann, chaplain; Pauline Peters, recorder; Lynn Schellhardt, marshal; Carol Kohnng, musician, and Mark Murray, crown bearer. Members of the Union Order of DeMolay presented the nine o'clock interpolation and following the crowning of the newly chosen worthy tdvisor, Carole Jenny sang "How Great Thou Art". Other officers installed ... were Cherie Richman, Hope; Betty Wade, Faith; Sally Murray, Recorder; Betty Wilmesher, Treasurer; Becky Jctt, Chaplain; Judy Wilmesher, Drill Leader; Debbie Nelson, Love; Sarah Gehlert, Religion; Needra Jones, Nature; Anna Peters, Immortality; Marilyn Strohmcyer, Fidelity; Judy lohannaber, Patriotism; Beth Hoe-meyer, Service; Jerene Oltmann, Confidential Observer; Linda Smith, Outer Observer; Carole Jenny, Musi cian; Beverly Schuenemeyer, Choir DireJr; Judy Berger, Historian, and Darlene Forrester, Orator. Mrs. Ralph Oltmann was also in-tailed as a new board member...'-- The newly installed Worthy Ad visor, Miss Brightwell, gave an inspiring dedication of her term tc Love. Miss Rosemarie Oltmann was presented the past worthy advisor's ?in and merit bars and badges were warded to the members by Philip FVueh. Grand officers introduced included Candice Ahmann, Grand Love; .'at Krumsick, Grand Page to Grand Love, and Pauline Peters, Grand Representative to the Canal Zone. - Miss Jenny sang "More Love to rhee" during the retiring march. Murray Files For Assessor Walter A. Murray, Union, has filed as a candidate for the office of issessor on the Republican ticket He was defeated by the late Carl T. Webber for the nomination for he same office in the 1960 primary jlection. Mr. Webber died last fall. Roy A. Pearson of Washington is now serving as the county assessor .'ollowing his appointment by Governor Dalton to complete Mr. Webber's term. Physical Education Night At UHS A Physical Education and Intra-nural Night will be held at Union Iigh School next Thursday and Friday beginning at 6:30 each evening. Two boys from each physical eduction class in the two divisions will :ompetc in various physical fitness esta Thursday night, including the 00-yard run, 50-yard dash. Shuttle un, medicine ball throw and rope limb. The junior division is comprised f freshmen and sophomore boys and he senior division will find juniors nd seniors competing. Coaches Dan Callahan and Graham Williams are n charge. . Girls from Mrs. Maricnc Young's ihysical education classes will com-icie Friday night in badminton and ling peng games for the Intramural Jhampionship. , These events are open to the )hbiic and no admission is charged. Meetings Reset At Zion Church The annual congregational meeting of Ziuii United Church of Christ which was postponed because of in-cU'tnent weather has been rescheduled for Sunday, Jan. 19. Sessions will begin at 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 20, has been set by the Zion Women's Guild for their rescheduled meeting, with starting time al 7:30 p m. C i t i .. - Filed In Circuit Court Two damage suits, each acki:ig :J5.000 were filed in circuit court ..ist week. Wanda Gray of Sullivan alleges in her petition against Dr. Ross Giem, iullivan, and Dr. G. W. Ru'Iel, Bour-Kin, that she was sever!' burned while a surgical patient at St. Francis Hospital in January of 1362. . . She alleges that while undergoing in operation under the care of the defendants, negligence and carelessness caused back and body burns, ihe asks $35,000 and costs. The plaintiff filed a similar suit ast August against a nurse at the hospital," Gretchen Kessler, Seeking ,175,000. The plaintiffs stipulation ior dismissal of this suit was filed Monday. Mrs. Agnes Wilmesher of Union has filed a suit for damages in the amount of $35,000 and costs against Anita Gieselman of Route 1, Beau-.'urt. . . : s The plaintiff alleges that she suffered personal injuries in an automobile collision with the defendant in November of 1962 in Union. She also states in her petition that her automobile was damaged to the ex .ent of $550. In other circuit court filings three divorces are being sought. Nancy L. Hudson is asking for a decree in divcrce from Richard D. Hudson and restoration of her maiden name, Nancy L. Hughes. The petition states the couple was .named May 26, 1962 and separated Jan. 9, 1964. . . Edna L, Klepper states in her petion for divorce from Archie .(lepper that the couple was married Feb. 24, 1934 and separated Jan. 12, 1963. Three children were born to die marriage and the plaintiff Is .seeking custody of a minor child, ilimony and attorney fees. Vernie Bay seeks a divorce from 3cbbie R. Bay. The couple married June, 1961 and separated In October, 1963. There were no children born of the marriage, .. , Heme Contest r-Prize Winners The Kroger Company has announced the Disneyland Jingle con .est prize winners. First prize, a ave-day family trip to Disneyland Was won by a St. Louis woman. H Fifteen second prize winners were i'rom Franklin County, all winning jansistor radios. They were: Margie 3rueggemann, Union; Mrs. Marge. ?. Blattner, Pacific; Mrs. Mary E. dleckman, Jerome F. Kuenzel, Anna .i Monje, Washington; Luella O. Brown, New Haven; Mrs. E. W. Jheatham, Moselle; Mrs. Frank B. Gay, Mrs. A. W. Kindel, Mrs. Hilde-jarde Klocckener, Villa Ridge; Margie M. Mikeworth, Charles A. Newbanks, St. Clair; Myra M. Sher- win, Lonedell, Richard N. Thiemann, Catawissa, . and Mary M, Quennoz, mine. Deputy Magistrate Clerk Resigns Mrs. Marie Maune, who has been employed as typist and later deputy :lcrk in the magistrate court for the past five years, has resigned her position. She will terminate her duties on Jan. 31, assuming her new position with the H. F. Hansen Abstract office about Feb. 1. Prior to employment in the magis trate office, Mrs. Maune served eight years as clerk of the probate court under Probate Judge Edwin Hoe-mann.Mrs. Norma Schroeder, who has been serving as stenographer in the magistrate office, will become the lew deputy clerk and Miss Carol Khoring will be employed as a full-Jme typist. - . : Two Shops Plan Grand Openings Two new shops in Union have slanned grand openings for this eek end. Located in a building at 14 S. Washington Avenue, they arc die Meta Eall Gift & Card Shop and Urn's Beauty Shop. Mrs. Ball, daughter, of Mr. and Mrs. Otto F. Hannema'nn of Union, formerly operated a card and gift diop in south St. Louis. She plans to carry a line of unusual gifts, including figurines, milk glass and cut glass, gift wranuinL's. costume jewelry and one of the largest and most complete card shops in the county. The beauty shop, owned and npi'iaSed by Mrs, Ktnma Orob of Unn, will feature cutting or shaping to any style in the modern new E M ti Si SS & w. m m a 'M a t fa V Harold Hoeft, street commissioner, it operating the city's high-lift as members of the street department went about the task of hauling off the accumulated snow on Union's streets arly Monday morning. The snow was bladed to Five Jail Sentences Set Aside Five jail sentences were stayed in magistrate court during the past week. : ; Everett Martin of Pacific, charged with peace disturbance received a 60-day stayed jail sentence Saturday. Thomas Overschmidt and Donald Gene Hiatt, both of St. Clair, and charged with careless and imprudent driving, were fined $50 each ind were given a "30-day suspended Jail, sentences. .. ... ... Appearing in magistrate court Monday was Wilms Faye Brasel of McLeansboro, 111., charged with driving while intoxicated. She was fined $100 and a 30-day Jail sentence, which was stayed when a $200 deposit was paid for possible damage ,o the Four Seasons Motel on Highway 66 when she backed her auto into it. Chester Shockley of Cuba, charged with insufficient fund check was sentenced to 60 days in jail. He was released when restitution was made. Judi Beth Copeland Dies At Age Two Judi Beth, young daughter of r"aul and Mary Anne Krieger Cope-land, died at Children's Hospital in St. Louis a few hours after being admitted on Thursday, January 9. Born September 22, 1961 at St. Francis Hospital, Judi Beth had suffered from a heart condition most of her young life. ' Survivors, in addition to her parents, are a sister, Vickie, grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Copeland, and great-grandmother; Mrs. Mary Hoeft, all of Union. Funeral services for Judi Beth were conducted by Rev. Peter Dier at the First Baptist Church Saturday afternoon, Jan. 11. Interment was in Midlawn Memorial Gardens under the direction of . Oltmann Funeral Home. 7- ? A p' ture-i!)e formed by the 5 . .v a It covered the shrt-Lbery and Ut aro .i.fi t! e William Sullivan ham on l)!Un Avwt'P IttiMt. I I ; Union residents were kept busy over the week end digging their way out of a six-inch accumulation of snow. Snow began falling about noon Saturday and was accompanied by gusty winds which caused high drifting before the storm ended Sunday night. It was considered the worst snow storm in two years and brought with it a steady drop in tempera- Roy Pfautch Will Address? Republicans The Union Women's Republican Club and the Men's Republican Club will hold a covered dish dinner at the Methodist Church Tuesday evening, Jan. 21, at 6:30 p.m. Roy Pfautch of St. Louis will be the featured speaker. Mr. Pfautch is employed in the offices of Senator Tom Curtis, and formerly served as his campaign manager. Many Union residents are familiar with the dynamic qualities of Ma Pfautch as he has often preached here. t Mr. Pfautch is an ordained Presbyterian minister and previously served as assistant to the President of Princeton Theological Seminary. Former Resident Dies In Colorado Friends in Union have been advised of the death of a former resident, George H. Vogt, on Jan. 5. Before moving to Denver, Colo., about 15 years ago, the Vogts resided east of Union on Highway 50. Funeral services and burial were in Colorado on January 8. Survivors include his wife, Alwina Vogt, nee Stcffens; a daughter, Mrs. Hazel Floyd, Denver, Colo., and a son, Bruce O. Vogt, Fort Lupton, Colo., and one grandson, Lawrence D. Floyd. X A .1 J i ' t ' . - ".. It j I i 1 the center of the street to mAt peihs for two-way traffic and later picked up by the high lit and hauled off in the street department's dump trucks. ..,.;, , " (Tribune Photo) ture, reaching the i.tro mark bv Monday. A low of 12 degrees below" zero -was recorded at the Union Weather Station Tuesday mornm;;, however,- temperatures varied in the area from above zero to a ro-. ported 22 degrees below zero at. one point, in the vicinity of tiio Bourbeuse Kiver. High for the wcok was reported to have been in the 50's, according to George Dadur, weather observer. . Hazardous road conditions Monday Caused most schools in this area to close a rural roads were especially difficult to travel. Jlany meetings were cancelled and rescheduled for a l-'?r date. The Uniun puUiu M.nfi tttie closed, but cla'-i V. l,U at the lm-' maculate Com ;. n School. Despite the bad driving conditions, few accidents Were reported in Union or on nearby highway.. According to Sgt. Aiii . f the Highway Patrol, there u;.i; a few cases of minor collisions or cars running off the snow-packed roads into a ditch. One accident occurred in Union Monday afternoon about 4 o'clock. Minor damage was sustained by vehicles driven by Ray F. Dam-schroeder of Washington and Em l B. Mueller of Route 1, Union. Ths Damschroeder car was unable to stop on the icy street at the intersection of Hambro and Oak and collided v1l,i Uit ivtticiici car as it was pulling away from the curb, according to Hadley Lewis, City Marshal ' . - Tho crew of the Union street department stsrted working Sunday night-and again about three o'clock on Monday morning to blade the ' "now to the middle i! the street where it was scooped up later in the rjay by a high lift which loaded it on the city's dump trucks for disposal. By Monday afternoon the main thoroughfares in the town were cleared of the snow and ice and the crew began working on streets in the outlying areas. Salt was also scattered at many Intersections to make driving easier for the motorists who were forced to venture out. Traffic in the area was very light Saturday night and Sunday. I . M f - J-' -t I V 1